A flute prodigy comes into her own sound on debut album

NPR | By Kathryn Fink,

Ailsa Chang, Patrick Jarenwattananon, Marc Rivers

Published October 26, 2026 at 4:09 PM EDT

ATC dibs. Out 10/23.NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Elena Pinderhughes, a jazz flutist known for her work with hip-hop and R&B artists, on her debut solo album, i hope you feel it too.

Kathryn Fink

Kathryn Fink is a producer with NPR's All Things Considered.

Ailsa Chang

Ailsa Chang is an award-winning journalist and a host of NPR’s newsmagazine All Things Considered, as well as NPR’s daily news podcast Consider This.

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Patrick Jarenwattananon

Host of NPR Music's A Blog Supreme

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Marc Rivers

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